Guillaume-Charles Brun
Guillaume-Charles Brun (born May 5, 1825 in Montpellier , Département Hérault , † February 20, 1908 in Paris ) was a French painter.
Life
Brun came from Montpellier , like his colleague Édouard-Antoine Marsal and his teacher Alexandre Cabanel . At the age of 22, Brun went to Paris and was accepted as a student at the École des Beaux-Arts on April 7, 1847 .
On the occasion of the great annual exhibition of the École des Beaux-Arts in autumn 1847, one of Brun's works was awarded a medal. In 1851 he was invited to take part in the annual exhibition of the Salon de Paris . His two works "Portrait de Mme P ..." and "Jeune femme en prière" were well received by the public as well as by critics.
In 1883 Brun was appointed president of the Société des artistes français .
Works (selection)
- Jeune femme en prière .
- Portrait de Mme P ... .
- La mendiante .
literature
- Emmanuel Bénézit (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays . New edition Grund, Paris 1999ff. Vol. 2.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brun, Guillaume-Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montpellier , Hérault department |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1908 |
| Place of death | Paris |